Impromptu speaking ("off-the-cuff" speaking) is a talk for which a speaker has done no formal preparation. He/She stands up, selects a subject and begins within a few seconds. The ideas of the speaker are unrehearsed and unprepared.
You may say to yourself, "If I can't prepare and get organized, the speech will be awful! What's the purpose of doing this???"
Impromptu speaking helps us experience these things:
challenges us to speak as we think so that it sounds fluent
strengthens strategies for dealing with the need to speak on the spur of the moment
practices organizing ideas quickly for clear communication
develops composure for speaking in a challenging setting
helps us gain confidence each time we speak in this manner and improve
So let's try it out! Using the information from your Self-Introduction worksheet, decide on something you can tell the whole class about yourself. You will either be selected to speak about (1) where you were born/your family; (2) clubs, organizations, sports, activities, hobbies, interests and how long you've been involved; (3) travel experiences, special events, or future plans; (4) your biggest pet peeve or funniest APPROPRIATE memory; (5) characteristics and behaviors that make you unique with an example of it. The topic will be randomly chosen and you will have 2 minutes to think about what you would like to say before you try to speak for 1 minute.
Your suggested goals for this speech:
Stand still and face your audience
Project your voice
Use complete sentences without verbal pauses ("ah", "um", "...and...", etc.)
You may say to yourself, "If I can't prepare and get organized, the speech will be awful! What's the purpose of doing this???"
Impromptu speaking helps us experience these things:
So let's try it out! Using the information from your Self-Introduction worksheet, decide on something you can tell the whole class about yourself. You will either be selected to speak about (1) where you were born/your family; (2) clubs, organizations, sports, activities, hobbies, interests and how long you've been involved; (3) travel experiences, special events, or future plans; (4) your biggest pet peeve or funniest APPROPRIATE memory; (5) characteristics and behaviors that make you unique with an example of it. The topic will be randomly chosen and you will have 2 minutes to think about what you would like to say before you try to speak for 1 minute.
Your suggested goals for this speech: